Marc Kroon
| Marc Kroon | |
|---|---|
| File:Marc kroon 2007.jpg | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: April 2, 1973 The Bronx, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: July 7, 1995, for the San Diego Padres | |
| NPB: April 2, 2005, for the Yokohama BayStars | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: June 29, 2004, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| NPB: October 8, 2010, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 7.76 |
| Strikeouts | 23 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 14–18 |
| Earned run average | 2.68 |
| Strikeouts | 417 |
| Saves | 177 |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Marc Jason Kroon (born April 2, 1973) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and Colorado Rockies. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars and Yomiuri Giants, serving as Yomiuri's closer as they won the 2009 Japan Series.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Draft and minor leagues
[edit | edit source]He was drafted 72nd overall by the New York Mets in 1991. The Mets traded him to the San Diego Padres in 1993 as the player to be named later in an earlier trade for Frank Seminara.[1]
San Diego Padres (1995, 1997–1998)
[edit | edit source]On July 7, 1995, Kroon made his Major League debut with the San Diego Padres.
Cincinnati Reds (1998)
[edit | edit source]The Padres traded Kroon to the Cincinnati Reds for Buddy Carlyle in April 1998.[2]
Kroon retired following elbow surgeries and did not play baseball at any level in 2001 or 2002. He came out of retirement and joined the Anaheim Angels organization in 2003 after coach Mike Butcher's brother-in-law saw him giving a pitching lesson in a park.[3]
Yokohama BayStars (2005–2007)
[edit | edit source]Kroon joined the Yokohama BayStars in 2005. After the 2007 season, Kroon and the BayStars failed to come to terms on a new contract, and ended up being a free agent. Kroon was later signed by the Yomiuri Giants along with two other major non-Japanese free agents: former Tokyo Yakult Swallows standouts Seth Greisinger, and Alex Ramirez.
Yomiuri Giants (2008–2010)
[edit | edit source]In 2008, Kroon led the Central League in saves with 41.[4] He also broke his own record of pitching to 162 km/h (101 mph).[citation needed]
San Francisco Giants
[edit | edit source]Kroon signed a minor league contract with an invitation for spring training with the San Francisco Giants in 2011.[5] Kroon was reassigned to triple-A Fresno Grizzlies at the end of spring training.[6]
Kroon was featured in the Showtime television production The Franchise.[7]
On March 8, 2012, Kroon retired.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]His son, Matt Kroon, played as an infielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization from 2018 to 2025.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
- Archived version of Marc Kroon's website[dead link] while in Japan
- Marc Kroon on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Colorado Rockies players
- San Diego Padres players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- African-American baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Yokohama BayStars players
- Yomiuri Giants players
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
- Memphis Chicks players
- Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Arizona League Mariners players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Salt Lake Stingers players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Baseball players from the Bronx
- Capital City Bombers players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Gulf Coast Mets players
- Kingsport Mets players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen